Program Outline - Adult Program

Experience freedom with the HUGS Plan for Better Health.
You Count, Calories Don’t.


10 weeks in the HUGS Adult Program helps you set the stage for your new attitude and lifestyle changes.
Small groups are counseled by qualified facilitators who demonstrate how to break the diet cycle & rebuild a confident new lifestyle.

Week 1: Setting the Stage

  • Shortcomings of dieting
  • Body image, body composition
  • Why people diet
  • Facts & myths
  • Program concepts

Week 2: A New Beginning

  • Frequency/types of meals
  • How-to’s of fat & fibre
  • Getting the most energy out of foods
  • Active living

Week 3: The Balancing Act

  • Balanced meals - hands on
  • Hidden fats
  • How much to eat
  • External vs internal cues
  • Warm-up portion

Week 4: Tuning In

  • How to modify recipes
  • Getting a taste for lower fat foods
  • Tuning into natural hunger signals
  • How to combat automatic eating
  • Aerobic portion

Week 5: Hunger explained

  • A blue-print for label reading
  • Triggers to eating
  • Hunger defined
  • Willpower vs confrontation
  • Cool-down portion

Week 6: The Whys & Hows of Fluids

  • How much & types of fluids
  • Enjoy foods with less sugar
  • Do artificial sweeteners have a role?
  • Putting skills into action
  • Relaxation portion

Week 7: Are you really hungry?

  • Tasting food
  • Physical vs psychological hunger
  • Visualization
  • Are rewards necessary?
  • Cleaning your plate

Week 8: Lifestyle Strategies

  • Problem solving for everyday situations
  • Reasons for losing control over food
  • Building relaxation into life
  • Eating out

Week 9: The Perks of Physical Activity

  • Making exercise a lifestyle change
  • Setting goals that count
  • Intensity level
  • REAL benefits of physical activity

Week 10: Your New Attitude - lifebalance

  • Evaluating progress - making it work
  • How to make stress work for you
  • Learning from setbacks - a growth process

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